James Wood is a Gold 81 OVR Right Fielder card for the Nationals, part of the Live set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. He is also eligible at Left Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.

At the plate, James Wood's standout tools are 102 Discipline and 91 Power. His profile leans toward power at the plate. Notable quirks include Dead Red from a total of 4 quirks.

James Wood is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (80.7), Right Fielder (77.1), and Left Fielder (76.8) on All-Star. Which slot is best depends on how you play — Designated Hitter on All-Star, Designated Hitter on Hall of Fame, and Right Fielder on Legend. At Designated Hitter the card scores 80.7 on All-Star, 72.6 on Hall of Fame, and 65.9 on Legend — a 18% fall, so this card is materially weaker if you play on Legend. Among Right Fielders the card ranks #99 on All-Star and #114 on Legend.

On the Diamond Dynasty market, James Wood currently buys for about 678 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the price has held roughly steady. Its quick-sell value of 600 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.

OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. James Wood earns an OpScore of 68.3 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1413 among all cards and #114 among Right Fielders.

Live Series cards like James Wood's are the ones Diamond Radar scores: it reads a player's real MLB production and predicts what the next roster update will do to the card — the predicted rating, the tier jump, and how likely the upgrade is. Ratings only move at a roster update, and not every Live Series card is scored in a given window. Across the season so far, 55% of the cards Radar flags go on to be upgraded, against a 26% background rate across all scored cards — 2.1× better than chance (n=1,061).